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Lauren Trimber, co-Editor-in-Chief

Lauren Trimber is a senior majoring in English and creative writing and minoring in political science. This is her third year on staff, and she will be serving as co Editor-in-Chief. She’s looking forward to working with her fantastic co-editors and making the features section awesome. In her free time, she can be found sitting in the newsroom waiting for inspiration to strike.

All content by Lauren Trimber

Twitty joins food with culture

Lauren Trimber, Co-Editor-In-Chief February 21, 2020

When writer and culinary expert Michael Twitty was a child, an image struck him. As someone who grew up oriented around the kitchen with his mother and grandmother, he found himself captivated by an image...

Class of 2023 senators sworn into office

Lauren Trimber, Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2019

Officially joining Allegheny Student Government during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the five new class of 2023 senators discussed their plans for the upcoming year and how they hope to work together...

Attendants of the Allegheny Title IX Conference, coordinated by Why Not Us, on April 7, 2019, sit in the Tippie Alumni Center during the event.

Club Feature: Why Not Us

Lauren Trimber, Editor-in-Chief September 6, 2019

When Anna Meyer, ’20, and Mark Myers, ’19, realized they found something fundamentally wrong with the culture surrounding them, they chose to push back, to fight for change — and they did it in the...

Ready or not, the in-laws come

Lauren Trimber, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2019

The best part of a wedding night? Surviving bloody-thirsty, cultish in-laws, obviously. At least, that’s the highlight of Grace Le Domas’ wedding night in directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler...

At home with the queen

Lauren Trimber, Features Editor April 26, 2019

“If you surrender to the air, you can ride it.” Novelist Toni Morrison’s quotation, written in bright white lettering against a dark background, appears on screen for one quiet moment, before the...

The right notes

Lauren Trimber, Features Editor April 4, 2019

As the lights dimmed over the anticipatory expressions of high school parents in Allegheny College’s Shafer Auditorium, music began to play behind the thick curtain while players tuned instruments —...

The Mullen family poses for a Christmas photograph in 2017.

A gator love story

Lauren Trimber, Features Editor February 14, 2019

When Allegheny College President James Mullen and Mari Mullen enrolled in the same college just a few years apart from each other, neither ever expected to get married, Mari said. Their minds changed while...

Remembering David

Remembering David

Ellis Giacomelli and Lauren Trimber January 31, 2019

It was the season of Lent some 20 years ago, and children in Freeport, Pennsylvania, vowed to surrender video games and chocolate. “Well Dave gave up the alphabet for Lent,” Nancy Shipe said. “And...

Departments readjust after mass retirement

Lauren Trimber, Senior News Editor April 19, 2018

With 23 professors retiring at the end of the 2017-18 year, Allegheny College has already undergone changes in its curriculum. Although Professor of History Barry Shapiro is one of the retiring professors,...

Gomez, Greene winners of ASG election

Lauren Trimber, Senior News Editor April 5, 2018

After a three week campaign, the Allegheny Student Government primary ended with presidential candidate Camila Gomez, ’19, and vice presidential candidate Gillian Greene, ’20, winning the election....

Allegheny Student Government reviewed three organization’s constitutions and received updates from the College Committees Council during its meeting on Tuesday, April 4, 2018.

Allegheny Student Government reviewed three organization’s constitutions and received updates from the College Committees Council during its meeting on Tuesday, April 4, 2018.

Two week election for ASG closes

Lauren Trimber, Senior News Editor March 8, 2018

After participating in Allegheny’s first primary election in five years, a debate held before the student body and a two-week long campaign, the Allegheny Student Government presidential and vice presidential...

ASG approves new senator, fills proxy spot

Lauren Trimber, Senior News Editor February 15, 2018

Allegheny Student Government President Mark MacStudy, ’18, swore Monessha Jayabalan, ’19, into the Class of 2019 Senate during the ASG meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13. Before swearing Jayabalan in, Class...

Professor receives Fulbright Award

Lauren Trimber, Senior News Editor February 15, 2018

Shannan Mattiace, professor and department chair of political science, received a Fulbright Award. She plans to use the award to teach in Chile for five months starting in February 2019. Mattiace...

Allegheny to introduce new first-year program

Lauren Trimber, News Editor January 25, 2018

Allegheny College is implementing a new program that will affect incoming first-year students, changing their Allegheny experience beginning in the summer months. Associate Dean Gretchen Beck gave a presentation...

ASG approves recording policy for college

Lauren Trimber, News Editor January 25, 2018

Allegheny Student Government discussed an upcoming change to the college that will affect the school’s policy toward recording in private during its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Campus Life and Community...

ASG receives updates

Lauren Trimber, Senior News Editor September 21, 2017

During Allegheny Student Government’s weekly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19, nurse practioner Sandra Livingston explained the recent changes to the Winslow. After three staff members retired over the...

Residence life welcomes new staff members

Lauren Trimber, News Editor August 24, 2017

The Office of Residence Life has hired two new staff members: Maureen Muckinhaupt, Associate Director of Residence Life for Housing and Operations, and Robert Ippolito, Assistant Director of Residence...

The executive order issued by President Trump suspends visas from seven countries, those being Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and Libya.

Campus shows solidarity in the face of division

Lauren Trimber, Contributing Writer February 16, 2017

President Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 27 that suspended visas from seven countries — Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and Libya — with Muslim-majority populations for 90 days, suspended...

Young talent shines onstage

Lauren Trimber, Contributing Writer October 27, 2016

With vibrant colors, clever humor and beautiful songs, The Academy Theatre in Meadville wrapped up its three-week run of “The Wizard of Oz” this past weekend on Sunday, Oct. 23. “The Wizard of Oz”...

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